Overview

• The visit drew more than a thousand spectators along crash barriers as Charles toured Campbeltown during his official Holyrood Week engagements.
• He stopped at the farmers’ market to watch a traditional sheep-shearing demonstration and speak with local producers and charity representatives.
• During a distillery tour he asked master distiller Iain McAlister if the whisky was peaty, learned about its subtle vanilla and sea-spray notes, and was presented with a commemorative 25-year-old Glen Scotia bottle.
• He met leaders of key regeneration efforts, including the Machrihanish Airbase Community Company, RNLI crews, Sea Cadets and local women’s institutes.
• Campbeltown’s economic rebound follows decades of decline, driven by multi-million-pound investments and community-led initiatives that have reignited its whisky heritage.